TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Associations of self-reported past "psychotic" phenomena with features of personality disorders
JO  - Comprehensive psychiatry
A1  - Dowson, J. H.
A1  - Sussams, P.
A1  - Grounds, A. T.
A1  - Taylor, J.
SP  - 42
EP  - 48
VL  - 41
IS  - 1
N2  - Patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) may present with "psychotic" phenomena, which can be defined as a range of specified "altered experiences of reality." This study investigated the associations between self-reported past psychotic phenomena and features of DSM-III-R personality disorders (PDs) in 57 inpatients without a previous diagnosis of the main disorders that involve delusions and hallucinations. The present findings include associations between past psychotic phenomena and features of BPD, between repeated self-harm and a report that "thoughts seemed put into head," and between psychotic phenomena and features of other PDs, particularly schizotypal PD. There was a high prevalence of BPD in the present sample. Dissociation, in the context of the features of BPD, may be a causal factor for the development of some of the psychotic phenomena presented by patients with PD.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-440X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -